Los Angeles Lakers' Jordan Farmar (5) is fouled by Houston Rockets' Luis Scola, of Argentina, during the second half of Game 3 of a second round Western Conference NBA playoff basketball game Friday, May 8, 2009 in Houston. The Lakers won 108-94. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

BOSTON - APRIL 28: Ben Gordon #7 of the Chicago Bulls celebrates his three point shot in the first quarter against the Boston Celtics in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2009 NBA Playoffs at TD Banknorth Garden on April 28, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

CAVALIER CHARGE: If Cleveland sweeps Atlanta, the Cavs will become the first team since 2004 to reach the conference finals with an 8-0 record. Up next? Challenging the Lakers' near-perfect run to their 2001 NBA title. L.A. swept the Blazers, Kings and Spurs before losing Game 1 of the Finals to the 76ers ... then winning the next four.

FLAGRANTLY BAD: How much irony is there in the NBA admitting that officials missed Antoine Wright's intentional foul on Carmelo Anthony? There were a total of 61 fouls called in that game. And for the playoffs in general, there have been four one-game suspensions doled out - without a single skirmish breaking out. It's time for the league to revise the rules or their punishment system.

COACHING LIMBO NO MORE: It was only a matter of time before Suns coach Alvin Gentryhad the "interim" tag removed. The well-respected Gentry went 18-13 after taking over from Terry Porter. Also, the Hornets will bring back Byron Scott- albeit as a lame-duck coach.

BULL MARKET: The Bulls-Celtics series wouldn't have sizzled without Ben Gordon's heroics. But there's no way Gordon (left) is going to (or should) get the money he'll be demanding this summer. Talks between Gordon and the Bulls, remember, fell apart last year because Gordon wanted to be paid more than Luol Deng, who received a six-year deal worth a reported $71 million guaranteed and up to $80 million in bonuses. The team that ponies up even $10 million a year for Gordon, a one-dimensional scorer, is likely to regret it.

2

Number of coaches to win NBA titles after starting at the high school level (Chuck Daly, Jack Ramsay).

43

Average victory margin of the gold medal-winning Dream Team, coached by Daly, at the 1992 Barcelona Games.

75

Playoff wins for Daly, voted one of the 10 greatest coaches of the NBA's first half-century.